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Laundry

machine being laundered quickly before
designed storing them for later use
to handle • Iron clothes inside out and
European under mild settings to avoid
clothes. damage due to heat
Fine-tuning • Hanging clothes for drying
the usage of spoils the structure of the
the machine garment. Compensation after
to suit diverse damage to garments is a bane
Indian garments for the laundry industry as there
plays a primary are no regulations on the cap to
role in the smooth pay the consumer
running of laundry • Finally, using eco-friendly
MK Pooja operations. A variety products and recycling water
of Indian garments do not judiciously during wash
come with appropriate care cycles paves the way towards
instructions and hence research maintaining sustainable
into the basic care of diverse fabrics operations.
MK Pooja, is crucial. Hence, it is important to • It is prudent for a laundry

Co-Founder, Synergy take the following measures: service provider to inform
• Educate consumers on the
Laundry, Jamshedpur nature of their fabrics and the consumers about the risk of any
potential damages that might
Late delivery of garments care required to maintain them occur especially during fabric
from laundries inspired me to get for longevity. restoration.
into the laundry & dry-cleaning • Constantly update staff and
business and streamline activities oneself on the nature of Afaf Ansari,
to ensure reasonable delivery time different fabrics
of laundered garments.” Challenges • Knowledge on how to launder Founder of Indian
to dry cleaning Indian garments them is important due to Dry-Cleaning
using the hydrocarbon dry cleaning the ever-changing fashion
machine stem landscape Company, South Delhi
from the The entire laundry process is
• Correct identification of stains,
spot check of stains, running carefully designed and curated to
colour, etc. Constitute the triad treat a particular garment. Some
of preliminary tests before damages relating to fabric or dye
garments are laundered quality occur, due to fading or
bleeding of colour, and influenced
• It is important for by the quality of the garment, not
consumers to the laundry process by itself.
get stained
garments Process faults that may occur
include missing garments or a
couple of oddly coloured garments
being treated together. “Wear and
tear of fabrics are uncommon in
the laundry space due to use of
advanced equipment, chemicals,
and good staff training.”
Sustainability goals can be
achieved through a pre-cleaning
process where all the garments
are examined for faults, stains,
spots, and other irregularities that
require special attention.

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